Opinion

October 30, 2002

Party Like It’s 1989

By Tiye Baldwin

Waking up on Halloween was like waking up Christmas morning, only instead of presents you got drunk. I hold back a tear when I think that no one will ever again know the unadulterated joy of the party that was Halloween ...

October 30, 2002

Happy Halloween

By Staff

Halloween, midterms, and Parents' Weekend. There is truly something evil about the season. At the very least, it will get things over with.

October 30, 2002

A.S. It Is: Redevelopment Blues

By Eva von Thury

Parking, parking, parking; less spots to park in and a whole lot more parking fees.

October 30, 2002

Step Away From the Car

By Staff

The weatherneighbor

October 30, 2002

Students Should Take an Interest in Our Nation’s Future

By James Wygant

Our collective fates and the fates of tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians are being decided upon at this very moment by the Bush administration, who now have complete congressional authority to use military force whenev...

October 30, 2002

These Tasty Oral Tips Come Straight From the Horse’s Mouth

By Beth Van Dyke

An Isla Vista Halloween brings out the Britney in every girl who would otherwise dress no sexier than a pencil case. It can bring the 6-foot-tall bong out in every male daydreamer. It is a time of mystery and magic.

October 30, 2002

Blame Marshall and Students for I.V.’s Bad Rap

By Amy Giles

Since a great deal of us students currently reside in Isla Vista, whenever something goes wrong, the finger gets directly pointed at us. I.V. has degenerated into a poster-, trash- and graffiti-ridden town that is gettin...

October 30, 2002

A.S. Should Keep a Closer Eye on RecCen Pool Use

By Tom Beers

I'm a little disturbed to read that the water polo team is using the RecCen pool. The RecCen is chartered to be used for recreation, not for intercollegiate sports.

October 30, 2002

No One Marshals Support for the Environment Like Gail

By Pedro Nava

In our county, these same kinds of special interests have bankrolled a recall to try to remove one of our strongest environmental defenders: Supervisor Gail Marshall.

October 30, 2002

Daily Nexus Art Isn’t Racist; It’s a Part of My Childhood

By Mandy Cheng

In response to Alice Shin's article about Rad Sechrist's drawing, I would like to point out to you that Rad didn't pull that drawing out of his butt.

October 29, 2002

Trick or Treat?

By Staff

They scheduled Parents' Weekend on Halloween weekend this year. No joke. Just the hilarious, awful truth.

October 29, 2002

Drugstore Cowboy: Wellstone Leaves Behind Lofty Standards for D.C.’s Politicians

By Cory Anthony

Senator Wellstone always concerned himself with the protection of those basic rights that our nation has promised us.

October 29, 2002

Lab Rat: Take a Voyage Through the Relatively Wonderful World of Time and Space

By Josh Braun

If you're driving at 60 miles per hour and spit out the window of your truck - not something I'd recommend - you might see your spit fly forward at 10 miles per hour (in the split second before the wind catches it and th...

October 29, 2002

Daily Nexus Art Is More Insensitive Than It Is Amusing

By Alice Shin

While I'm sure that Sechirst meant well, publishing a cartoon riddled with so many clichŽs tends to imply that the Daily Nexus supports the act of identifying different ethnic groups by using stereotypes.

October 29, 2002

Think

By Staff

October 28, 2002

A Ghost of Halloween Past

By Armand Ramirez

Take a typical weekend in Isla Vista, pack the streets to a standing room capacity of 15,000 18- to 22-year-old residents and visitors, add costumes and a cultural excuse to deny inhibitions; what do you expect?